Noma 2.0: Vegetable, Forest, Ocean

This book is a beautiful work of art and an inspiration. It is filled with full page pictures that are the work of a master. The bits of writing are clear and beautifully written.This isn't a recipe book (although it does contain them), it is a portable manifestation of the essence of Noma 2.0.I would recommend it for anyone obsessed with culinary arts and beautiful food or for anyone who wants some striking images on a coffee table book.

It’s a great book, it’s cool to see all the things they do up there and the fact that it’s available to the public like this, I definitely was shocked by the price at first but it’s definitely worth it

Must have.

I can’t believe how beautiful this book is in person, the photos blew me away.

If you want to buy this book so you can recreate Noma at home -- turn around. This (along with all other Noma cookbooks) is not for you.The truth is it is exceedingly difficult to create a Noma dish at home. Noma benefits from having a team of dozens of people constantly filling their pantry with unique ingredients, so they are totally fine with making a recipe that uses only 10 grams of an ingredient that takes 3 months to make. They also forage ingredients that you likely can't find outside of Scandinavia.Noma recognizes this, and that's why this cookbook is designed the way it is.Rather than list 10-page recipes that no one will use, they provide you with the building blocks -- the inspiration -- so you can learn from them and apply them to your own cooking. In that sense, it is much more practical for the majority of home cooks than is Noma's past cookbooks. It's also stunning for your coffee table -- far more so than their past books.And if you *do* want full access to the 200 exact recipes (e.g. if you are a very ambitious pro cook with months to spare), the book comes with access to a digital catalog of the full recipes.

first tho was everything is so beautiful and well design, but you quickly realize it’s more of a coffee table book—just lists of components, no actual recipes.kinda makes you wonder who the target audience is. Most people buying this type of book probably want to actually try making one of the dishes, even if it means simplifying or spend unreasonable amount of time/resources just to experiment at home.Then you spot the QR code linking to the actual recipes, and realize it’s not just a pretty book for hardcore fans. It's just that the recipes are way too complex and wordy to be printed on the physical book itself.But beware, this isn’t just 'home cook unfriendly' (like Eleven Madison Park/Thomas Keller books, which are unfriendly but still doable if you're willing to go the extra mile).This book is flood with components that need more sub-components, and most recipes are nearly impossible to recreate at home. If you’re after recipes, you might want to think twice before buying."

Like others have noted, most of us won't be making these recipes at home. But that isn't the point, and the authors recognize that. Instead, they share their creative process and challenge us to think differently about obscure local ingredients and what we might make with them. But for the curious or obsessive (e.g. myself) each recipe's details can be downloaded as a PDF. I'd have preferred a single-click to download all, but I now have all 197 PDFs saved locally :)Print quality: Some pages' edges are actually on the previous/next page. Image quality: IMO most ~$30 books have a much better print quality. I feel that the authors deserve better than this. BUT.. Don't let that dissuade you. BUY the book anyway. It isn't about print quality or about feasibility of making these experiences; It's about igniting your journey.

A pretty coffee table book but not a book for cooking. The dishes are described, but no recipe is provided. On an early page, there is a QR code that you can scan if you want to see the recipes themselves. Frankly, the dishes have so many bespoke components that, even with the recipes, few people would ever dream of actually successfully preparing them. It’s just, as I said, a coffee table book. Understand that before you lay out your money for it.